Charles Leclerc, Ferrari Formula 1 driver, welcomes the news of Lewis Hamilton joining hands with him on the team. He appreciates the opportunity to drive alongside a high caliber at Ferrari from the 2025 F1 season.
Ferrari onboarded a seven-time world champion before the start of 2024 campaign. Fredric Vasseur is associated with Hamilton’s decision to leave his team for the Italian team.
Hamilton will replace the Spanish driver Carlos Sainz, who will be Monacan’s fourth teammate in F1. He had the pleasure of driving alongside Marcus Ericsson (at Sauber) and Sebastian Vettel.
Leclerc appreciated his team-mate Sainz and embraced the new challenge on his team.
Leclerc said: “When you have a seven-time world champion joining the team, it’s always good news.
“First, because it’s super interesting and super motivating for me. Super interesting because I can learn from one of the best-ever Formula 1 drivers.
“And second, super motivating because I’m super motivated to show what I’m capable of doing against Lewis in the same car. So, for these two reasons, I’m really looking forward to it.”
Leclerc re-signed with Ferrari just a week before Hamilton announced his departure from Mercedes. But the bombshell never surprised the Monacan because he committed to the team knowing the new onboarding.
“I knew that it was a possibility and that it was likely because both sides wanted to make it happen,” he clarified. “But I was happy with that, so I definitely knew that it was more likely than not.
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“That was enough for me. I didn’t ask many more details, also, because I’m not entitled to know all of this, and I don’t want to know all of this, but everybody has always been super honest with me.
“If anything, it reassured me even more, because when you take a driver like Lewis Hamilton within the team, it obviously is a strong sign. I think that could be a positive thing seen from our side, and could bring some extremely talented people to the team. So I saw that as a positive, if anything.”
